St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-24
Concealed Assassins Make Another Das-
tardly Attempt to Take the Life
of Editor O'Brien.
Eight Revolver Shots Fired at His Car
riage, One of Which Almost
Grazes His Forehead.
The Driver Dangerously Wounded Dur
ing the Fusilade and Taken to
the Local Hospital.
A Shower of Rotten Eggs Greet the
Party on Entering Their Hotel
After the Meeting.

tllllll IL CLOCK, ana Unen ne was SO
weak as to be almost unable to stand.
He had to be assisted in dressing by
Dennis Kilbride. DR.. w. R. Campbell
told MI. O'Brien positively that he was
unable to leave his bed, much less to
start out on a journey to Hamilton, but
the latter was as firm as rock. Il
will co." he said. "They expect me
and l have arranged to go, and
1 cannot disappoint my friends"
He left by the 1850 train, which
arrives in Hamilton at p. m.
Toronto is not more than forty miles
from Hamilton, and it was reported
to-day that bodies of Orangemen were
going to make descent from the larger
city upon Hamilton and join with the
local Orangemen in making an attack OH
Mr.. O'Brien's life.
THE NATIONALISTS
will be organized this time and Mr..
O'Brien approves the idea that they
should be, and that outside aid should
be sent to Hamilton, which will be done
by friends in Buffalo and other Irish
centers. Mr.. O'Brien said to an
Associated Press reporter: ''If any
attack be made upon me in Hamilton,
the police have not shadow or shade
of excuse. The Canadian government
have now received full warning-that is
to say, if there be Canadian govern
ment at all, which l doubted several
times, owing to the impunity with
which the murderOus attacks were made
upon us. If anything happens now
they cannot, as | have already said. put
forward any such excuses as the lying
one of Mayor Rowland, of Toronto, that
the attack was unexpected, and that ten
minutes had only elapsed between my
exit from and my return to the hotel,
when, as matter of fact, | left the hotel
at $50 p. III. and was unable to venture
to steal back until near midnight"
AT HAMILTON.
HAMILTON, Ont, May 23.-When the
p. m. train for Hamilton steamed out
of the depot at Niagara Falls to-day
most of the population of the small set
tlement had gathered to see Mr.. O'Brien
off. Since the assaults upon MI.
O'Brien it is noticeable that among the
crowds which have greeted him at diff
ferent places were many Americans.
Mr.. O'Brien has observed this, and
away beyond anything | had ever
dreamt of before the love of the genu-
inc American for liberty of speech and
fair play" A great change is also ap-
parent in Canadian opinion, and the
Canadian newspapers, which at first
opposed Mr.. o Brien'S visit in strong
| and even in some instances eXtravagant
language, are now on O'Brien's side,
with the possible exception of the To
rOnto Mail, which, in an editorial to-day,
| says:
| Mr.. O'Brien had no right in the first place
| to come here to attack the governor-general,
| because of Lord Lansdownes acts as an Irish
landlord, and trouble has arisen in conse-
| quence. He cannot be allowed to throw the
whole responsibility upon the citizens of
| Toronto and Kingston. At least an equal
measure of it attaches to his own wilfuluesS
and obstinacy in deliberately persevering in a
| blunder despite the warnings and entreaties
| that reached him in advance from every
| quarter, and the signs and symptoms of pop
ular annoyance that lay under his own eyes,
Mr.. O'Brien met with reception here
which threw everything that has oc-
CURED up to the present time in the
shade. AS he was helped out of the car,
| his eye rested upon such
AN EXTRAORDINARY SIGHT
as is said by the citizens not to have
| been seen in this town during many
years. There under the scorching rays
of the sun, with their hats off, was a vast
body of stalwart men packed so closely
together that passage could not
be made for some minutes. In
vain did Mr.. Kilbride and his
other friends beseech the thronging
thousands to make way and stop shaking
hands with Mr.. O'Brien. Thunderous
cheers louder and louder went up, and
the crowd, waiving sticks over the
heads, pressed in upon Mr.. O'Brien
until he was forced to interpoSe an OBJ
| lection. you're not in kingston -
cried one man, waiving a short stick
| threateningly, as though indicating how
he would have acted had he been there.
Nor in Toronto" shouted another.
After having his arm nearly shaken off,
| O'Brien managed to escape to
the carriage in waiting for him.
Presently squadron Of women, massed
as Solidly as though they were drilled,
overpowered the men and would have
smothered the member for Northeast
Cork with caresses had they been able
| to reach his carriage, Judging by the
demonstrations made by few who got
that length. Finally the procession of
| carriages moved and proceeded to the
Royal hotel, saluted with cheers along
the whole route. Arrived there,
the crowd would have speech
in spite of O'Brien's WEAKNESS. He
thanked them for their hearty welcome,
and predicted speedy victory for the
| lIloH CduSc. 1 lo lilc6tluS was Ilcltl dt
So'clock in the Palace rink, on Jackson
street, about a half-mile from the hotel.
Outside the hotel a large crowd had
gathered, only few of whom were anti
| O'Brien men, judging by the scattered
Kissing and grOaning and the general
outburst of applause. The rink, which
is capable of holding 1000 persons, was
filled. On the platform were number
of prominent citizens,
| INCLUDING SOME ORANGENIEN
and several Knights of Labor. There
was also present deputation from To-
ronto, including d. 2. Cahill, who was
seriously injured in the riot, together
with many Catholic clergymen who Oc-
cupied prominent places. James
O'Brien, president of the National
league, presided. Cornelius Donovan
read an address of welcome. Mr..
O'Brien begged the indulgence of the
audience on account of his con-
dition and proceeded to speak with
such force as he hak, covering in
| the main, the same ground which he
heretofore covered in his speeches, de-
nouncing Lord Lansdowne as rack
| renting landlord; admitting that the
| speakers body had been shattered some
| what by the paving stones and bricks
| hurled by Lansdowne's friends, but as
| serting that this in no way shattered the
indictments brought against the gov
ernor general as to his dealings with his
Lugacurran tenants. After Mr.O O'Brien
| had finished, the chairman read the fol
lowing cablegram from London:
Accept the sympathy of your colleagues.
| We feel the deepest indignation at the brutal